麻豆社

Lindsay Salt

Director of Drama

Roles and Responsibilities

  • The 麻豆社 commissions more drama than anyone else in the UK and has the widest remit within British drama broadcasting. Lindsay is responsible for leading this critical genre and delivering distinctive, world-beating content on 麻豆社 iPlayer and the portfolio of channels.
  • The slate includes long-running favourites Doctor Who, EastEnders, Casualty, Silent Witness, Call the Midwife, Shetland and Death in Paradise, crime dramas Blue Lights, The Responder, Sherwood and The Jetty, literary adaptations Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, Lord of the Flies, The Night Manager and Mr Loverman, state of the nation dramas including Dear England and The Ministry of Time, and character-led series such as Riot Women, The Dream Lands, Boarders, Reunion and The Split Up.

Biography

Last updated May 2024.

Lindsay joined the 麻豆社 as Director of Drama in September 2022.

Previously she was part of the first UK Scripted team at Netflix, where she helped to establish a new slate and commissioned shows including hit series Baby Reindeer and One Day. She also worked on Heartstopper and The Crown season five.

Prior to that, she was Head of Development at Sky Drama UK, where she ran the development slate for Sky One and Sky Atlantic and worked across developments ranging from The Lazarus Project to The Third Day. Lindsay started her career at Left Bank Pictures where she worked across a range of productions and developments both as a producer and script editor.

Annual remuneration (as at July 2024)

  • 拢290,000 - 拢294,999

Expenses and central bookings

Expenses are costs incurred by 麻豆社 staff on behalf of the 麻豆社 and claimed through the 麻豆社's expenses system.

Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the 麻豆社 and booked through the 麻豆社's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.

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Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with 麻豆社 policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.

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  • Lindsay Salt had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
  • Lindsay Salt had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
  • Lindsay Salt had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
  • Lindsay Salt had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
  • Lindsay Salt had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23

Declaration of personal interests

Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.

A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.

This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.

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